The 2018 Emergency Preparedness Expo will be held on Saturday, April 28 from 9 am to 4 pm at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre. Learn how to prepare and face an emergency through workshops, displays and demonstrations. Oceanside residents can ask questions, get the best information and even bring their fire extinguisher to be tested.

Local emergency services and organizations will share strategies and skills to help you and your family become more self-reliant and prepared for any disaster.

During the month of April our volunteers will be selling daffodil pins or canvassing door-to-door in the Parksville area. Street teams are also going to be out at various locations in Parksville April 7 and 28.

When the ones you love are diagnosed with or die from cancer, friends and family often want to do something to help or honour them. Fundraising enables change and we can all have a part in advancing the cancer cause through our generosity.

At the Canadian Cancer Society, we want you to know Daffodil Month is a special opportunity to make a differenc...more info

Told with intelligence, sharp humour and biting insight, Collected Stories centers on the evolving relationship between Ruth Steiner an older, somewhat testy Columbia University professor and renowned short story writer, and her student, Lisa Morrison, an ambitious aspiring writer who is in awe of her professor. Over the course of their six year relationsh...more info

Let's create art and memories together. Family members will take part in painting their own canvas with the guidance of our experienced art instructor. No experience necessary. All supplies are included. View painting project online. Saturday, April 28th from 2:00 to 4:00 pm at Oceanside Art Studio, cost is $25.

Bring your friends and family to explore this amazing marsh outside Qualicum Beach and learn about the interesting plants and wildlife with the Friends of French Creek and Arrowsmith Naturalists. By donation.

Visit Qualicum Beach Farmers Market every Saturday from 8:30am-12pm, Year Round and enjoy an incredible selection of fresh produce and locally produced goods. Our vendors make, bake, or grow the products they offer for sale.

Get to know who produces your food. Discover the wealth of mid-Island production from a wide variety of local home and commercial providers. Learn from them in person the joys and challenges of...more info

Save a life when only seconds count. Get trained. This course is required for lifeguards and health care professionals. Topics covered are CPR and blocked airways for adults, children and infants and an introduction to automated external defibrillators (AED). Qualicum Commons, on Saturday, April 28th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Cost is $73.

Save a life when only seconds count. Get trained. This course is required for lifeguards and health care professionals. Topics covered are CPR and blocked airways for adults, children and infants and an introduction to automated external defibrillators (AED). Qualicum Commons, on Saturday, April 28th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Cost is $73.

Be prepared; get trained with a two day course in first aid and cardiopulmonary (CPR C) skills. Training includes home hazards, accident prevention, safety education, CPR level C, first aid skills for common emergencies and automated external defibrillators (AED). Retraining is recommended every three years.

Qualicum Commons, on Saturday and Sunday, April 28th and 29th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, cost is $159.

Be prepared and get trained in first aid skills. Training includes home hazards, accident prevention, safety education, CPR, first aid skills for common emergencies and automated external defibrillators (AED). Retraining is recommended every three years. Oceanside Place, on Saturday, March 28th from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, cost is $86.

Why Visit?

Make Connectionsthat Matter

Every visitor to Parksville Qualicum Beach, in some way, talks about the connections they make here.

Technology allows you to stay connected 24/7, but time spent in Parksville Qualicum Beach will help you strengthen the connections that matter… with your family and friends, nature, our local culture, and with yourself.